Reflections from the mat
Writing, interviews and free practices from our teachers — on philosophy, anatomy, breath, the menstrual cycle, menopause, teaching life and the long arc of practice.
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1995 baga beach is the place
Gingi’s main yoga teacher training with Derek Ireland takes place in a beach hut on Baga Beach, Goa. Three intense practices a day: Gingi…
1995 early blistering practices
“There is nothing quite like the practices in the old days with Derek. Intense. Exhilarating. Full of humour and it always feels like you…
1997 sangam yoga centre opens
In 1997 Gingi Lee sets up his first yoga centre in a warehouse in Battersea, South London. Named the Sangam, the centre is one…
1997 yoga ambassador
It is the Healing Arts Festival in the mid 1990s that really boosts the awareness of ashtanga yoga in the UK. For a few…
1999 pattabhi jois and the new millenium
In 2000 Gingi returns to Mysore in the new millennium to practice with Pattabhi Jois. The old shala can only hold 12 people and…
2000 the london crew
During the four months Gingi is in Mysore studying with Pattabhi Jois, he lives with a group of London yogis at the famous Post…
2005 sitting buddhas
There is a lot of yoga…. along with hours of laughter, a few bottles of wine, table-top dancing, late night swimming and much cheese.…
2005 crouching tigers
One of the most memorable Shala retreats is this early one in 2005 when Gingi Lee’s English yogis join forces with his father’s martial…
2005 chateau shala
A haven in the foothills of the Massif Central. Times of river bathing, gourmet vegetarian food, steamy practices and lazing in the Cevennolle sunrays. Each…
2005 rolf & marci’s thai shala
Gingi & Ella visit Rolf Naujokat and Marci at their Thai Shala on Koh Phangan, after a few months on the South East Asia…
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